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The Ashen Knight is a supplement for Vampire: The Dark Ages for creating and including Kindred knights in a Dark Ages campaign, as well as background information on the knightly orders that serve as allies and enemies of the Cainites.

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Mightiest of Dark Medieval warriors, knights on horseback have cut a swath of crusade and war across Europe. Lords of men and slayer of infidels, they attract the childer of Caine like maggots to dead flesh. Some vampires seek out knights solely as pawns in their power games, but others look to Chivalry as a way to stave off the Beast.

And a Stream of Blood on a Drawn Blade?

Across Europe and Outremer, vampiric knights fight in midnight tournaments and shadow crusades. Knightly orders of Cainites pursue goals both blessed and unholy and seek to avoid the attention of Templer devil-hunter and other chivalrous threats.

Written by Richard E. Dansky. An explanation of the purpose of the book and how to use it (and how not to use it) in a Vampire: The Dark Ages campaign, as well as a list of extended reading and resources.

Written by Robert Barrett and Bruce Baugh. Definitions for "knight" and "chivalry" (in the Dark Ages universe), a bit of history, and how various countries treat their knights and the art of chivalry. There are also examples of the different virtues of chivalry, and how they were interpreted, on the expenses of becoming and maintaining a knighthood, and on privilege and heraldry, as well as the role of women in chivalry.

Written by Bruce Baugh. The vampiric version of chivalry and how and why Kindred both became knights and embraced and ghouled them into their ranks, as well as notes on how typical Kindred knight estates are run and daily events they might deal with, such as Court, tournaments, and Crusades. There is also a breakdown of Clans that tend toward chivalry and those who despise it.

Written by Bruce Baugh. Details on the Order of Bitter Ashes, a Cainite order dedicated to hunting down and preserving the true relics and proof of God's existence, as well as suggestions for using the Order of Bitter Ashes in campaigns, as a focus for players, a set of allies, or an enemy to battle against.